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Booking Photo (03/31/2022) Daniel Ramirezgutierrez (DOB 03/07/1986) Click to view article, Judge Convicts Daniel Ramirezgutierrez of Sex Crimes Involving 3 Victims

Judge Convicts Daniel Ramirezgutierrez of Sex Crimes Involving 3 Victims

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that on Friday, February 3, 2023, a San Luis Obispo County Judge convicted 36-year-old Daniel Ramirezgutierrez of 19 counts of sexual abuse of two children and one adult. The crimes occurred in both San Luis Obispo and Contra Costa Counties.
Booking Photo (08/04/2022) Jose Francis Hernandezgarcia (DOB 02/26/1996) Click to view article, Judge sentences Jose Francis Hernandezgarcia (26) to serve 6 years in prison for rape of intoxicated teenager who was lost after leaving the Mid-State Fair at night in July 2022

Judge sentences Jose Francis Hernandezgarcia (26) to serve 6 years in prison for rape of intoxicated teenager who was lost after leaving the Mid-State Fair at night in July 2022

Man sentenced to state prison for the crime of rape of an intoxicated victim. On the evening of July 21, 2022, the defendant preyed upon the teenage victim who was only 16 and was alone, intoxicated, lost, and crying when he observed her walking in his neighborhood having left the Mid-State Fair on foot.

Booking Photo (05/31/2018): Robert William Koehler, IV (DOB 03/03/1982) Click to view article, Judge sentences Robert W. Koehler, IV to serve 56 years to life in prison for the murder of Kristen Marti

Judge sentences Robert W. Koehler, IV to serve 56 years to life in prison for the murder of Kristen Marti

Grover Beach resident Robert W. Koehler, IV (40) was sentenced to 56 years to life in prison today for the January 2018 brutal murder of 26-year-old Kristen Marti, who remained missing for over two months.

Booking Photo (02/28/2022) Gianna Catherine Brencola (DOB 10/15/1999) Click to view article, After serving a prison term for killing Kennedy Love in 2017, Gianna Brencola is sentenced again to prison for felony DUI with a blood alcohol level above .30

After serving a prison term for killing Kennedy Love in 2017, Gianna Brencola is sentenced again to prison for felony DUI with a blood alcohol level above .30

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that Gianna Catherine Brencola (DOB 10-15-1999) of Los Osos was sentenced to six years in state prison for her conviction of felony driving while under the influence of alcohol. The sentence is the result of her guilty plea to the charge and admission to having been earlier convicted of vehicular...

District Attorney Dan Dow and Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (1/26/2023) Click to view article, Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham awarded the District Attorney Special Commendation for his efforts to combat Human Trafficking

Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham awarded the District Attorney Special Commendation for his efforts to combat Human Trafficking

District Attorney Dan Dow presented Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham with a rarely given award to recognize his outstanding advocacy for improving public safety and promoting legislation to combat human trafficking and to increase protections for victims of trafficking while serving in the California State Assembly.

Booking Photo (09/08/2021) Craig Anthony Grunow (DOB 04/21/1965) Click to view article, Jury Convicts Craig Anthony Grunow (57) of Sex Crimes Involving Three Child Victims

Jury Convicts Craig Anthony Grunow (57) of Sex Crimes Involving Three Child Victims

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that a San Luis Obispo County jury has convicted Craig Anthony Grunow (04/21/1965) of 11 counts of sexual abuse of three child victims occurring over a three-year period.

Nathan Daniel Abate (DOB 06/23/1988) Booking Photo (01/19/2023) Click to view article, Nathan Daniel Abate (34) charged with committing felony sex crimes against two victims

Nathan Daniel Abate (34) charged with committing felony sex crimes against two victims

Nathan Daniel Abate of Atascadero has been arrested and charged with sex crimes alleged to have occurred between 2008 and 2010 involving two victims.